Новости за 20.10.2017

Merck & Co. said it is laying off nearly 7% of its U.S. workforce in a reorganization the company says will cut costs and shift focus to products with growth potential.

Kurdish demonstrators protested outside the U.S. consulate in Erbil, the capital of the semiautonomous Kurdish region, accusing one of their closest allies of standing by as Iraqi forces dislodged them from a contested territory in the north of the country.

As Catalonia’s independence bid has gained momentum, Mariano Rajoy has stuck to a script that has served him in other crises: Play for time.

Suicide bombers in Afghanistan killed dozens of people in attacks on two mosques Friday, as the targets in the country’s latest escalation of violence shifted from government security forces to worshipers observing the Muslim day of prayer.

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These major fashion exhibits offer more than just a style education: They also function as boutiques.

Whole Foods Market said Friday that a data breach involving credit-card charges made at the grocer’s taprooms and full-service restaurants affected about 100 venues in its stores over a six-month period.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on course for a big electoral victory on Sunday, latest polls suggest, helped by economic growth, opposition disarray and an existential threat from North Korea’s nuclear program.

In-room dining was a dying art. But the rise of celeb-chefs in hotel restaurants and food-delivery services are giving guests innovative new ways to combine gluttony and privacy.

How the struggles of a strip mall reflect the growing concerns in the retail industry; and how farmers in Vermont have turned an unwanted weed into a product in demand.

John Kelly defends President Trump after criticism of phone call to widow, Senate passes budget proposal, and Pikachu invades the White House.

The federal budget deficit widened in fiscal year 2017 to the sixth highest deficit on record as government spending growth outpaced growth in tax collections for the second year in a row, the Treasury Department said Thursday.

Procter & Gamble recorded sluggish growth during the first quarter as it battles a challenging market for consumer-goods makers.

Sales of previously owned homes declined on an annual basis for the first time since July 2016, suggesting a chronic shortage of homes for sale is beginning to take a bigger toll on the market.

House Speaker Paul Ryan poked fun at President Trump as he addressed the 72nd annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York. Photo: AP

Life isn’t getting easier for Procter & Gamble after its unconfirmed victory in the proxy fight with activist Nelson Peltz.

The fall of its de facto capital, the Syrian city of Raqqa, doesn't mean Islamic State has been defeated. So what is the militant group's next step? Where are its fighters going, what's happening with its money, and what does it leave behind? WSJ's Niki Blasina reports. Photo: Raqqa Media Group.

Brexit & Beyond: Europe in Flux is The Wall Street Journal’s round-up of news and analysis of how Brexit will affect global business, economies and finance. You can sign up here. MUST READS Theresa May, delivering her speech in Florence on Sept. 22. The British Prime Minister insists the speech reset negotiations. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Bloomberg […]

WSJ's Joanna Stern shares an elevator with BuzzFeed's Founder and CEO Jonah Peretti, and asks him about his favorite "Tasty" video and the craziest thing he's done to push innovation at his company. Photo: Andria Chamberlin for The Wall Street Journal

Activist investor Daniel Loeb praised Nestlé’s recent moves to raise shareholder value but indicated he will continue to push the packaged foods giant to make further changes.

Google, Facebook and Twitter face serious questions about their outsize influence. Strong earnings reports won’t help that.

General Electric left its investors unhappy once again. At least management seems to be getting the message this time.

India’s Yamuna River, born in a glacier in the Himalayas, is so defiled by the time it leaves Delhi that scientists have declared it ‘eutrophic,’ or incapable of sustaining life—a prime example of how the world’s second-largest country is failing to manage its rapid development.

A resurgence in Moscow’s submarine fleet has reignited the undersea arms race of the Cold War. It’s played out recently in a cat-and-mouse sea hunt across the Mediterranean that pit the U.S. Navy against one of Russia’s newest and most sophisticated attack subs.